Documentarian ross mcelwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing general william t. Shermans march 1986 directed by ross mcelwee, 1986 after his girlfriend leaves him, ross mcelwee takes a voyage along the original route taken by general william sherman but rather than cutting a swath of destruction designed for force the confederate south into submission, as sherman did, mcelwee searches for love, camera in hand, training his lens with phallic resolve. In 1986, the filmmaker ross mcelwee released shermans march, an autobiographical documentary about a series of romantic misadventures during a road trip through the american south. Watch something to do with the wall full movie in hd visit in 1986, ross mcelwee sherman s march and marilyn l. Hes made seven featurelength documentaries, including shermans march, time indefinite, something to do with the wall and six oclock news. The cinema eye honors for nonfiction filmmaking is proud to announce that ross mcelwees 1986 classic shermans march has been named as the first recipient of the cinema eye legacy award. Ross mcelwee is an american documentary filmmaker known for his autobiographical films about his family and personal life, usually interwoven with an episodic journey that intersects with larger political or philosophical issues. Ross mcelwee allowed personal travails and outside forces to be included in his final edit of a project which was ostensibly a straight documentary to retrace key landmarks of gen sherman s march through the south during the civil war. Although your title time indefinite, is taken from the bible.
He is a director and producer, known for sherman s march 1985, bright leaves 2003 and photographic memory 2011. Sherman s march is an independent documentary film. Somewhat more scattershot are her discussions of sherman s march in popular history. Streamcloud shermans march 1985 deutsch stream german. No, netom prije nego sto pocne snimati dokumentarac o shermanovu marsu. The image is an oddly tender one, revealing the filmmakers tenderness and even empathy with the notorious and detested civil war general whom he means to illuminate as. Aiming to delve deeper into the regions interest, mcelwee revisits the path of the generals. It started as a retracing of the civil war generals vandalic sweep through the south, but after being dumped by his girlfriend, filmmaker ross mcelwee turned the cameras on his improbable search for love, as he introduces the viewer to a diverse and fascinating assortment of southern women, as well as his obsessions with nuclear war. Shermans march, cutting a path through georgia and the carolinas, is among the most symbolically potent events of the civil war. Something to do with the wall 1991 full movie download. His father was a respected surgeon, and appears often as a figure in mcelwee s early films.
He received the career award at the 2007 full frame. In his 1986 breakthrough sherman s march, named one of best movies of that year, and in such subsequent works as time indefinite pov 1994 and six oclock news, mcelwee weaves psychological, familial, and social realities into wry meditations infused with southern charm on the power and futility of life. Sherman s march received wide theatrical distribution and was one of the most popular documentaries ever made. A mediation to the possibility of romantic love in the south during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation, sherman s march. It started as a retracing of the civil war general s vandalic sweep through the south, but after being dumped by his girlfriend, filmmaker ross mcelwee turned the cameras on his improbable search for love, as he introduces the viewer to a diverse and fascinating assortment of southern women, as well as his obsessions with nuclear war. Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general sherman s march of.
Ross mcelwee is a selfdescribed loser at love who, instead of making a potentially provocative film about a historical event that shaped a region, sets out to look up old girlfriends or make a few new ones. After his girlfriend leaves him, filmmaker ross mcelwee takes a voyage along the original route followed by general. My only criticism of shermans march is that its a bit indulgent with respect to its length. William tecumseh sherman died on valentines day, 1891.
Jan 09, 2020 documentarian ross mcelwee originally set out to make a travelogue of sorts tracing general william t. In shermans march, ross mcelwee recounts this fact while standing at the base of a central park statue of sherman on horseback, chasing the female figure of winged victory. He is a director and producer, known for shermans march 1985, bright leaves 2003 and photographic memory 2011. The work was first performed at the nelsonatkins museum of art in kansas city, mo in august 2014. I enjoy community service and would be proud to be your representative.
The result is an idiosyncratic and personal documentary, as mcelwee tries to film his sherman movie but can only obsess about the various women he meets along the way, and. Shermans march 1986 directed by ross mcelwee, 1986 after his girlfriend leaves him, ross mcelwee takes a voyage along the original route taken by general william sherman but rather than cutting a swath of destruction designed for force the confederate south into submission, as sherman did, mcelwee searches for love, camera in hand, training his lens with phallic resolve on every. Walker percys certification, heideggers alltaglichkeit, whether social media and youtube can capture the essential quality of everydayness, patterns and layers of meaning discovered through the act of filming ones life for decades. In through the heart of dixie, anne sarah rubin uncovers and unpacks stories and myths about the march from a wide variety of sources, including african americans, women, union soldiers, confederates, and even sherman himself. His humorous and often selfdeprecating films refer to cultural aspects of his southern upbringing. Ross mcelwee, a native southerner, started off wanting to make a straightforward documentary film about general sherman s march, but then his girlfriend broke up with him.
My only criticism of sherman s march is that it s a bit indulgent with respect to its length. Sherman s march by ross mcelwee documentary filmmaker ross mcelwee sets out to make a movie about union general sherman s march to the sea towards the end of the american civil war, but keeps getting sidetracked by his own love life. Shermans march 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. He has been married to marilyn levine since october 10, 1987. Ross mcelwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of general sherman s march of destruction through the south during the civil war, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and burt reynolds. You may download, save, or print for your personal use without permission. Ross mcelwee s film of that name, which is only nominally about the historic event, seems shoehorned into a more searching look at margaret mitchell s use of the facts in gone with the wind. Shermans march nr by paul attanasio washington post staff writer december 25, 1986 ross mcelwee is a beguiling amateur, and the virtue of his quirky documentary, sherman s march, is. Ross mcelwee grew up in charlotte, north carolina, in a traditional southern family.
Ross mcelwee, a native southerner, started off wanting to make a straightforward documentary film about general shermans march, but then his girlfriend broke up with him. Part one of this interview ran in our december issue. Instead, haunted by a recent breakup with a girlfriend, mcelwee ends up documenting his progress or lack thereof in starting a new. Photographic memory 2011 ross mcelwee, adrian mcelwee. Shermans march through the confederacy near the end of the civil war. Filmas ross mcelwee uzima kameru i krece na putovanje po americkom jugu tragom unionistickog generala williama shermana. The movie was originally supposed to focus on general william t. Shermans infamous scorchedearth march through the confederacy in the latter stages of the civil war. Ross mcelwee, yung su an, bobby delaughter, jim fripp, steve im, pat kaunert, josh kornbluth, david levine, carolyn noeding, john noeding, salvador pena, michael peyser, ross mcelwee, david fanning, linda morgenstern, m. Free watch the ross mcelwee dvd collection shermans. Charleen, backyard, and shermans march expose the complexity of southern race relations from the inside. Released june 1st, 2001, shermans march stars ross mcelwee the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Mcelwee starts out to trace shermans march through the south, but while.
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